Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 1:07 p.m.

State Parole Board denies commutation for killers

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Parole Board has denied the commutation requests of two convicted killers.

The board said in a news release Monday that it rejected the requests of Jamie Bowen and Douglas Harper.

The Arkansas Department of Correction website shows Bowen is serving life in prison for first-degree murder in Lonoke County and that Harper is serving 20 years for first-degree murder and robbery in Columbia County.